During the Constitutional Convention of 1787 the final compromise of the state delegations concerning slavery was
a. that slavery would be abolished.
b. that slavery would be declared as immoral and would be phased out over the next thirty years.
c. that slavery was of no significance in the new nation.
d. that a slave would be counted as a whole person for the purpose of representation in Congress.
e. that five slaves would be counted as the equivalent of three “free persons” for the purpose of representation in Congress.
ANS: E
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